Obituary of Thomas Carter

CARTER, Thomas Le Mesurier M.C. Peacefully, in hospital on May 18, 2005, in The Hague, The Netherlands, after a short illness. The second son of the late Basil B. Carter and Mary (nee Casey). He was born in Toronto on June 10, 1915. He was predeceased by his first wife Marie Louise Patan and by his second wife Alice Landwehr Clejan. Also by his sister Adery Jarvis, Nora Gillespie, Margaret Archibald and by his two brothers Jack and Harry Carter. Tom is survived by his daughter Monique (Olivier Romieu) and three grandchildren in Paris and by his step-daughters Anca Struycken, Sandra Castens and Petra Le Planque and their families in The Hague. In Canada he leaves his loving nieces Ann Boa, Janet Archibald, Gillian de Auer, Susan Archibald, Joslyn Le Blanc, Vivien Young and Valerie Carter. He also leaves three nephews Ian Gillespie, David Archibald, Michael Jarvis and will be much missed by his sister-in-law Pamela Carter (the late Harry), Ottawa. Tom had a fine war record serving with the First Field Division RCA in Italy in 1943 and later landing in Normandy on D-Day. He was twice wounded and awarded the Military Cross for outstanding action in Italy. Tom joined the Department the External Affairs shortly after the Second World War where he had a distinguished career. He served in Brussels, Berne and Rome and was Charge d'Affairs in Warsaw. Then was Canadian Commissioner in Vietnam, High Commissioner in Nigeria and Ambassador to Egypt, The Netherlands and Austria. The funeral will take place on Monday, May 23, 2005 at the Church of St. Philip and St. John in The Hague.